Honestly, by watching all those clips I am pretty sure that this will not turn into a love triangle. ZQ and LX's…
You have put it so beautifully.
Yes, all these characters are so lovable and deserve happiness in the end. Ming Yue plays an important role in making Ling Xiao come forward sooner as he doesn't want her to misunderstand his feelings; in fact once he clarifies his feelings, he wants the whole world to know. That's the sweetest things and I love how the writers do it because many other dramas would have this dragged on and causing unnecessary angst to the viewers.
I love Ming Yue because she's a very sweet and compassionate character. She always just wants to be herself. She doesn't look for materialistic success and prestige. That's how beautiful she is.
Zi Qiu is a very mature boy in terms of being a dutiful son, but very immature romantically. The way he treats Ming Yue in high school is expected because, at that time, apart from basketball, he has never thought of anything else, let alone a girl who fancies him. And I feel Ming Yue understands this so she moves on. At 27, he still has never chased any girls. He will eventually grow up and this is the gist of the story.
Everything was good. When I was half ep52 I was wondering why there's a 53. A BTS? A 10 years later? Why? They…
From @PeachBlossomGoddess:
Jingling urges Pengcheng not to despair. The vindictive bastard Wang Mian's confession which names Lige as a co-conspirator (she did try to kill Pengcheng on their wedding night) puts the emperor in a difficult position. The emperor is in a quandry - he knows how much Lige means to Pengcheng and he recognises her/the Shen's many contributions. Yet he cannot punish Wang Mian without consequences for Lige as well. Pengcheng understands this and he cryptically tells Jingling to step up and assume a bigger role in sharing their brother's burdens going forward. He means to beg the emperor to exile her instead and he means to leave with her. Initially I thought he intended to flee with her but that is not the case, there would be too many consequences for the Shens and realistically they would never get away. He lies to her (because he hasn't secured the emperor's approval) and tells her he is taking 3 months off so that they can spend time together. The fact that they are taking no servants strongly suggests exile. Of course he does not tell the emperor he intends to exile with her; otherwise the emperor would not agree hence his somewhat cryptic conversation with Jingling.
Meanwhile Lige figures out what is going on. She does not want him to sacrifice so much for her and she retrieves her chime as a goodbye message to him. She drinks wine, not poison and by the time Pengcheng returns with the formal edict, she has already left the capital. Yes, the writers were trying to be cheeky, I didn't appreciate their sense of humor but there is nothing else that suggests she is dead. In her voiceover (which was probably a letter to Pengcheng) she urges him not to let her be the reason he does not continue with his reforms, that the people need him and this is his life work. Three years later, Jingling shows Pengcheng that they are pretty much done, the reforms which is what the real Pengcheng wang/Liu Yikang was so well known for are done. Pengcheng goes to their place, hangs her chime back to signify their imminent reunion and tells Lige soon (they will be together). He also goes for family dinner with the Shens - he is saying goodbye. And then he joins Lige in exile in the new home she has made for them. They spawn a terrifying band of assassins and live HEA.
Everything was good. When I was half ep52 I was wondering why there's a 53. A BTS? A 10 years later? Why? They…
I think you may have concluded wrongly like many of us initially did about the final episode. I don't want to re-write everything here, instead I'll just cut and paste from what @PeachBlossomGoddess has written so eloquently:
I havent even started to watch this im put off buy the brothers and sister thing it makes me feel uncomfortable…
Putting this off without understanding the true relationship first, you're missing out a great drama, I would say.
If you watch carefully, the relationships are beautiful, even two of them turn romantic in adulthood. It's kind of like, she calls him Gege, and he calls her Meimei, it's not actually in the true sibling sense. Chinese always use terms like these casually, even with outsiders. They both know very well that they're only neighbors and friends, but because they share everything together, it makes the viewers feel that they're brother and sister, but deep down inside them, they know they're not.
It's a very common Chinese practice that they would prefer to marry their children to any adopted children because as they say, don't let your fertile water leave your field. When they bring up an adopted child, they know the child inside out, so they are more comfortable to marry off their son/daughter to that child instead of seeking someone from outside the family.
In this case, the ML is not even an adopted child, just a neighbor and a good friend. So he's the most ideal pick for the parents, as long as the daughter also agrees to it.
In this drama, each plot in every episodes is a must watch. You need to watch all the scenes to understand the…
Yep! Don't skip any scenes, even skip any dialogues because that's how we understand their true relationship - which one is romantic and which one is platonic. That's why I'm confident there won't be a love triangle for the 3 'siblings'.
Ohh no! What?! Can you pls give us the link to the video you’re talking about?
I clicked on your link and watch. It's HEA for Ling Long and Xuan Ji. The 3rd one mentioned is that promiscuous wife of one of the sects. She has a bad ending as we already know.
oh my god I can't really watch it in episode 27, Si Feng's sacrifice in their past (Si Feng x Xuan Ji) is truly…
IKR! 9 times, all so painfully but willingly. His love for her is limitless but it's only one sided. I hope the 10th time now is different. I'm so worried that her consciousness be taken away again and becomes heartless towards Si Feng, and history repeats.
can we have more dramas without any annoying SFL or misunderstandings between the leads, and instead the conflict…
Same here. I love plots where the ML and FL work together against obstacles, instead of wasting their energy fighting to get together. It's so draining for the viewers emotionally.
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Yes, all these characters are so lovable and deserve happiness in the end. Ming Yue plays an important role in making Ling Xiao come forward sooner as he doesn't want her to misunderstand his feelings; in fact once he clarifies his feelings, he wants the whole world to know. That's the sweetest things and I love how the writers do it because many other dramas would have this dragged on and causing unnecessary angst to the viewers.
I love Ming Yue because she's a very sweet and compassionate character. She always just wants to be herself. She doesn't look for materialistic success and prestige. That's how beautiful she is.
Zi Qiu is a very mature boy in terms of being a dutiful son, but very immature romantically. The way he treats Ming Yue in high school is expected because, at that time, apart from basketball, he has never thought of anything else, let alone a girl who fancies him. And I feel Ming Yue understands this so she moves on. At 27, he still has never chased any girls. He will eventually grow up and this is the gist of the story.
Jingling urges Pengcheng not to despair. The vindictive bastard Wang Mian's confession which names Lige as a co-conspirator (she did try to kill Pengcheng on their wedding night) puts the emperor in a difficult position. The emperor is in a quandry - he knows how much Lige means to Pengcheng and he recognises her/the Shen's many contributions. Yet he cannot punish Wang Mian without consequences for Lige as well. Pengcheng understands this and he cryptically tells Jingling to step up and assume a bigger role in sharing their brother's burdens going forward. He means to beg the emperor to exile her instead and he means to leave with her. Initially I thought he intended to flee with her but that is not the case, there would be too many consequences for the Shens and realistically they would never get away. He lies to her (because he hasn't secured the emperor's approval) and tells her he is taking 3 months off so that they can spend time together. The fact that they are taking no servants strongly suggests exile. Of course he does not tell the emperor he intends to exile with her; otherwise the emperor would not agree hence his somewhat cryptic conversation with Jingling.
Meanwhile Lige figures out what is going on. She does not want him to sacrifice so much for her and she retrieves her chime as a goodbye message to him. She drinks wine, not poison and by the time Pengcheng returns with the formal edict, she has already left the capital. Yes, the writers were trying to be cheeky, I didn't appreciate their sense of humor but there is nothing else that suggests she is dead. In her voiceover (which was probably a letter to Pengcheng) she urges him not to let her be the reason he does not continue with his reforms, that the people need him and this is his life work. Three years later, Jingling shows Pengcheng that they are pretty much done, the reforms which is what the real Pengcheng wang/Liu Yikang was so well known for are done. Pengcheng goes to their place, hangs her chime back to signify their imminent reunion and tells Lige soon (they will be together). He also goes for family dinner with the Shens - he is saying goodbye. And then he joins Lige in exile in the new home she has made for them. They spawn a terrifying band of assassins and live HEA.
The end.
If you watch carefully, the relationships are beautiful, even two of them turn romantic in adulthood. It's kind of like, she calls him Gege, and he calls her Meimei, it's not actually in the true sibling sense. Chinese always use terms like these casually, even with outsiders. They both know very well that they're only neighbors and friends, but because they share everything together, it makes the viewers feel that they're brother and sister, but deep down inside them, they know they're not.
It's a very common Chinese practice that they would prefer to marry their children to any adopted children because as they say, don't let your fertile water leave your field. When they bring up an adopted child, they know the child inside out, so they are more comfortable to marry off their son/daughter to that child instead of seeking someone from outside the family.
In this case, the ML is not even an adopted child, just a neighbor and a good friend. So he's the most ideal pick for the parents, as long as the daughter also agrees to it.
- That would be his moment of growing up, I guess.